transmissible

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“In conditions when people are not aware, this virus might be transmissible, especially at the beginning of an outbreak,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

It requires close contact of less than one meter for 30 minutes, he said, adding that hantavirus is "much less transmissible" than Covid-19 or the flu.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The National Trust spokeswoman added: "Decaying marine mammals pose a serious health risk. They can carry a range of diseases that are transmissible to humans and dogs."

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Egg prices already are going up due to the accelerating spread of H5N1, a highly transmissible and fatal strain of avian influenza.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Syphilis is a disease that is contagious, inoculable, and transmissible by heredity.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin